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Most officers have trained exclusively with full-size duty guns, but BUGs are a whole new animal
A look at some of the reforms police agencies and cities have implemented
You must take care of yourself and your own well-being before you can be called upon to reliably take care of others
Camera images show blood spurting from William Alfredo Chafoya’s wounds as officers race to apply tourniquets
"[Aaron Orlando] Rodriguez said he saw my vehicle was running so he attempted to steal the vehicle so he had a ride home”
The human body is wired to experience stress; how your brain deals with it is what’s important
Authorities said Tremaine Wilbourn shot and killed Officer Sean Bolton while the officer tried to detain him in August 2015
The agency said it has upgraded the probe from an investigation to an engineering analysis, a step closer to a recall
Trump called the officers “real heroes whose courageous action under fire saved so many lives”
James “Jim” Waters leaves behind his wife and two children
For opioid toxicity to occur the drug must enter the blood and brain from the environment
No information was immediately available about the suspect, but no injuries were reported
A family called 911 after feeling overcome by something, and the responders experienced the same symptoms
Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee to examine the technology and questions about privacy and civil liberties its use would raise
The statues will be auctioned off soon with 70 percent of the proceeds going to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation and 30 percent to PAWS Chicago
Rep. Raymond Dehn said officers would still have access to their guns in their cars
A grand jury reviewed the shooting and found the officers’ actions were justified
The man can be seen in footage shouting at residents while he is bleeding profusely from his groin area before charging at a female officer
Police said they were forced to shoot Ismael Lopez when a dog charged at them and Lopez refused to drop a weapon
Authorities have said Mario Orta opened fire on Michael Raines during the confrontation
Despite being shot in the chin area during the pursuit, Officer Jeremy Mason continued to follow suspect Michael Joseph Harris until a crash stopped it all
Officer Nathan Becerra underwent surgery for a stomach wound and is recovering
As officers were transporting the suspect to jail, he removed his clothes and threw them out the window
One of the police officers was treated after he received a small cut to one finger
Officers saw the man leave a suspected drug house they were monitoring
Authorities say someone spray painted the slogans “Kill a Cop” and “Right to Rebel” on homes in the same area last month
Officer Brian Murphy was struck by an apparent drunk driver while standing at the scene of a car fire
Some communities are seeing more addicts overdosing on more potent varieties of opioids than it did when its amnesty program rocketed to national notoriety
James Waters was driving an unmarked Ford Fusion police vehicle but was off duty at the time of the crash
Michael Lewis was working the night shift and was out of uniform riding around the lake when he felt something strike the back of his head
